5 upcoming open-world games inspired by the best of the last decade

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Open-world games have come a long way since the early 1990s. Forebearers of the genre, such as the Elder Scrolls: Arena (1994) and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998), were among the very first games that gave a taste of an immersive 3D landscape dotted with hundreds of towns to explore.

By the beginning of the 2000s, Rockstar Games, with its GTA series, and Ubisoft, with its Far Cry games, re-defined the genre through immersive role-playing never seen in a vast open world. Soon enough, open-world games became the most popular genre, and gamers worldwide were treated to one epic title after another.

Yet, in the decade that followed, games such as Skyrim, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and the recently released Elden Ring stand out, as they seem to have taken role-playing in an open world to the next level.

The games mentioned above are more player-driven, where players are thrown into the open world. This laidback approach, where players decide when to finish a certain quest or discover a hidden location, has become very popular among gamers.

Here are a few upcoming open-world titles inspired by the likes of Elden Ring and Skyrim. These upcoming games are under development and rumored to outsize the existing open-world games by a long margin.

Note: This list is subjective and reflects the writer's opinions.

Final Fantasy XVI is one of the most anticipated upcoming action adventures, which will be the sixteenth mainline entry of the fan-favorite Final Fantasy series. However, there are no fixed dates of release. Fans can expect Final Fantasy XVI to be out by summer 2022.

This time, the game will be centered around the open world of Valisthea – an enchanting land filled with glittering mother crystals. Some of the most